Corn-planter.



.A. J. FELSMAN.

CORN PLANTER.

- APPLICATION FILED JAILH, 1914. 1 1 1 1,220. Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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A. J. FELSMAN.

CORN PLANTER.

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A. J. FELSMAN.

CORN PLANTBR.

APPLICATION FILED JAIL22, 1914.

Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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4 STATES PATEN OFFICE ALBERT J. rnnsnnlitfon' MACOMB, amers. I

. To all whom it may concern i u] 3e it known that I, ALBERT J. FnLsMAN, a citlzen of the United States, residing at 'Macomb,in the county of McDono ughTand State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Planters;

and Ifido declare the following'to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe. art

vto which it appertainsto make and use the same. j .v

1 This invention relates to improvements in corn planters, and the primary object of the same is to provide a planter'constructed. in such. a-manneras to. obviate the necessity of using the check wire nowinicommonuse on many formsj of planters. m 1 To this end,1a secondary object resides in mechanism wherebytheirows ofcorn planted may be checked in parallel rowsboth ways across the field and whereby should it be seen that the machine is not checking at the proper time, certain adjustments may be one of the marking wheels ;:Fig. 5 is mean. section on line 55;of Fig. 4 andhFigfi .is a perspective view of one of the carriages here-x1 inafter described. v 1 1 In the accompanying drawings, I have. shown my improvedcorn planter as com-..

prising a main frame 1, a supporting axle 2f rigidly secured thereto, supporting wheels 'revolubly mounted on the 01313051136 ends 1 of said: axle 2, a tongue 4 pivotallyyconnected able fraine. 6, w-hich is mounted forllongitudinal movement on thesi'de'bars of the frame 1, said movable frame carrying the seed dropping mechanism and marking devices to be more fullyidescribed hereim The paralleliside bars of the frame. 1 are bowed downwardly/ near their lforward portions and: form-itracks :7 ."upon which carriages 8 are mounted fonlongitudinal movement. The carriages 8 are hereshown inithe Specification of Letters Patent. 4

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Patented-Sept. 22, 1914.

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ferm of fiat metal plates having their under is des recessedfor the reception of anti-fric- ;t1on rollers 9 which are held in contact with :the upperfaceof the tracks 7,. by means of U-shaped clamps 10 which, as shown, em.- @brac'e saidtracksand have their ends-proectingthrough cars 11 formed on the plates j,8, said ends, being threaded and provided lwith fastening nuts-.12.

"The carriages8 on thelopposite sides of .the machine, areconnected by front and rear fcross bars'13 and l lrespectively, said bars ibeing rigidly secured to the carriagesby bolts or other suitable fastening means. The oppositeends of the bars 13and 14 project suitable distancesbeyond the carriages 8 and zsupport, seed hoppers15 which are disposed over seed shoes 16 in any desired manner, jthe usual shaft 17 operating the mechanism within the hoppers 15, said shaft being intermittently rocked to actuate Jsaid .mechas nismvby means of a ratchet wheel 181-secured, if

on said shaft anda pawl '19 which is pivotally connected to an armQO rigidly secured to an operating shaft 21, which is operated in amanner-to be described. 1

The above mentioned seed shoes 16 are carried rigidly by the movableframe 6 to which they are secured -in: any-appropriate .manner, their location ubei rlg necessarily beneath the hoppers-l5 frompwhichseed. is

dropped into the interior of said shoes as is:

common with devices of this character.

.IRiSlng'fIOnl each endlof the rear'cross bar.

14*,pis an upright guide yoke 22 within which bearing boxes 23 are mountedi forvertical movement, said boxes being normally ,forced downward by means of coilsprings-24 which bear 'againstthe head 25 of the yokes 22 and against the upper faces of saidboxesr A shaft .26 is .revolublv mounted in the boxes 23: and projects suitable distancesbeyond the.

of-one :of theyfokes 22, i the innerend 33; of;

said'lever being-connected by means of a link 34s with' annupwardly,extending arm which is :rigidlysecured on the shaft21. By I this mechanism it willbe clearly seen that whenone of the Itappet arms 30 comes mto contact with the outer-end 31,0f said lever,

'; bolts 36 which extend loosely through the inner ends of said fingers and through a portion of the rim of said wheels, fiat springs 37 normally bearing said fingers outwardly and into contact with the outer portion of said rims, the latter having guide fingers 37 between which the fingers 36 work. The fingers 36 are so positioned in respect to the tappet arms 30, that when one of said armscontacts with the outer end 31 of the rock lever to actuate the dropping mechanism as above described, the finger 36 on the opposite side of the wheel 27 will mark the ground at a point directly opposite the hill of corn dropped.

adjusted positions.

In order to move the carriage 8 for a purpose to appear, I provide a pair of'links 38 which are connected 'at their forward ends to the rear ends of said carriages, their rear ends being pivoted at 39 to the lower 3 end of a lever 40'which is journaled around the axle2 and carries a suitable dog 41 which is adapted .to engage the teeth of a rack 42-130 retain said carriages intheir In order that the seed shoes 16 may be lifted from "engagement with the ground when necessary, Iextend the inner end of the tongue 1 a suitable distance in. rear of its pivotal mounting on the bar 5 and secure a rearwardly extending forked arm 43 to saidinner end, the arm 43 projecting rearwardly and being connected by means of a link 44' to a forwardly extending arm 45 of a lever 46 which, like the lever 40, is

holding it in adjusted position, 1

With the parts as above described, the entire machine m'ay be propelled forwardly over the field tobe planted, whereupon rows .of properly spaced hills will be planted.

Duringthis trip, the seed dropping mechanism is operated in the above described manner through the action of the tappets 30 and the variousconnections betweensaid tappets and saidmechanism and the fingers justed position.

. 11111 tr (30m W111 be dropped, which hill will,

of course, be in alinement with the hills in the two rows previously planted;

I Q 'L 36 at each end of the field when the return trip is started, I provide a spur gear 50 rigidly secured on the shaft 26 and adapted to mesh with at'oothed segment51 which is slidably and pivotally connected with a bracket 52 secured to the rear crossbar 14 of the frame 6, a suitable operating handle 53 being provided for the purpose of mani'p.

der to-properly position the fingers '70 ulating the gear 51. By this mechanism,'-I

am enabled to engage theteeth of the segment 51 with'the teeth of the gear 50,whereupon the handle 53 maybe rocked-iii the proper direction to turn the shaft 26 and the wheels 27, thus accurately positioning the fingers 36 directalinement'with the marks previously made.

Upon the return trip, the operator'keeps' close watch on the fingers 36 to maintain them always in the proper position in-respect to the marks made opposite the hills previously planted. Should he see that one of the tappet arms 30 is aboutto contaot with the outer arm of therock 1ever,before-- the marking finger 36 has reached its'proper position, he may release the pawl on the lever 40 and rock said lever to the rear. This operation will-move the carriages 8 and the parts carried thereby forwardly a proper extent to 'aline thefinger36 with-the guiding mark whereupon the pawl 41 may again be allowed to engage the teeth of the rack 42 :and the carriages'will be located in their ad Should it be noted by the operator thatthe machine will-drop too late f()l the desired results, hemay rock the lever 40 forwardlywhich will, 'of'course, pull the carriages 8 rearwa'rdly until the marking fingers arein their proper positions. y l

The above-operations of the carriages 8 may be effected while the machine is in operation, it being, entirely unnecessary to ;suspend the forward movement thereof while said -adjustments'are being made. provided with a suitable dog and rack for When moving the carriages forwardly, orj rearwardly, the engagement of the wheels 27 withthe earth will tend to turnthe same. This action might produce undesirable re sults, and in order to overcomethe same, "it

is expedient to engage the teethof the -seg-.

mentv51 withthe spur gearl 50 whensaid carriages are being adjusted. This opera-, tion', when the handle 53 is held rigidly, will 7 prevent the wheels 27 from-rotating, as will.

be clearly understood, 3 1 1 l i.

Although I have shown my invention as applied to a cornplanter 0f special1con'- struction, it will be clearly {understood that by making suitable alterations, the movable carriages and the parts carried thereby, may

be readilyapplied tovarious forms of plantersnow inuse..-.

amplified in thelappended claims.

I'have described my invention with con siderable minuteness, but I do not wish to be unduly limited to details other than Having thusdescribed my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is o p r 1. A corn planter comprising a main supporting axle, supporting wheels thereon, a

pair of seedhoppers, seed shoes for said hoppers and an indicator mounted upon said main frame to move toward andaway ing element mounted'on said frame to move towardand away from Silld axle 111 planes strictly at right'angles thereto, and manually operated means formoving the hop pers, the shoes and the combined marking and indicating element as a single unit.

3. A corn planter comprisingia' support ing axle, supporting wheels thereon, a main "frame supported by said axle, a supplemental framemounted 'on said main frame to 7 move toward or away from said axle and in a plane strictly parallel therewith, seed hoppers, seed shoes, and an-indicatorflon said supplemental frame, and manually operated means for moving the hoppers, the shoes and the indicator toward and away from said axle as a single unit; a

4 Acorn planter comprising a support ing axle, supporting wheels thereon, a main frame on said axle, a supplemental frame movably mounted .on said mainframe to- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

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ward or away from said axleand in a plane parallel therewith, said supplemental frame carrying a seed hopper, a shoe and a bearing, a shaft in said bearing, a marking wheel on said shaft," a tappet on said marking wheel, a lever pivoted on said frame and those;

projecting into the path of said tappet, con

lever for intermittently dropping seed and means for locking said supplemental frame in its'adjusted positions.

5. A corn planter comprising support- I ing axle, supporting wheels thereon, a main frame on said axle, asupplemental frame movably mounted on said main frame toward or away from said axle, said supplemental frame carrying a seed hopper, a seed shoe and "an upright guide, a bearing slidable within said guide, a lateral shaft mounted in said bearing, a marking wheel on said shaft, a tappet on said marking wheel, a lever pivotally mounted on said frame, connections between said lever and said seed hopper for intermittently dropping seed, means for locking said supplemental framein its adjusted positions, and means for yieldingly holding said marking wheel in contact with the ground.

6. In a corn planter, the combination with a main frame and supporting wheels therefor, of longitudinally extending tracks on said frame, carriages mounted for longitudinal movement on said tracks, transverse bars connecting said carriages, guide yokes' rising from one of said bars, bearings movably mounted in said yokes, springs for forcing said bearings downwardly, a shaft mounted in said hearings, marking wheels on said shaft, tappets on said wheels, levers pivoted to said yokes and projecting into the paths of said tappets, seed hoppers and shoes mounted on said cross bars, connections between said levers and said seed hoppers for intermittently dropping seed and means for locking "said carriages against movement.

f In testimony whereof I have hereunto {set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. i I

: ALBERT'J. FELSMAN.

Witnesses: a a

FRANK L. LEFTRIDGE, CHARLES W. FLACK.

nections betweensaid seed hopper and said i 

